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JONTHEBOMB:
At this point in time the computer I'm running MAME on has the following specs.
It's a Compaq Presario
Processor is 450MHz AMD K6-2
Memory is 312Mb (128 stick, 128 stick, and a semi working 64 stick
Chipset is SIS Sinbad
I just installed a new soundblaster card
The problem is a ton of games have a sound echoing problem.
When I fire a missile in Tempest I hear it repeat twice again after the initial fire. I have messed around with the MAME settings but nothing changes the current predicament I'm stuck in. This leads me to believe that my computer is to slow or I need a new one. Should this computer be able to run 80's games without any trouble?
Bluntman:
Likely is the slow CPU, if you cut the audio sample rate in half, or 1/4 it should clear up your problem.
JONTHEBOMB:
Unfortunately I just tried cutting the audio sample rate both in half and also I tried a quarter but it didn't solve the problem.
Thanks for the suggestion
paigeoliver:
--- Quote from: JONTHEBOMB on July 10, 2005, 08:15:46 pm ---Unfortunately I just tried cutting the audio sample rate both in half and also I tried a quarter but it didn't solve the problem.
Thanks for the suggestion
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Also, you should be using mame .55 with that setup. Drop back to that version.
And do OTHER audio apps do the same thing?
JONTHEBOMB:
--- Quote from: paigeoliver on July 10, 2005, 10:20:02 pm ---
And do OTHER audio apps do the same thing?
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No other audio apps do the same thing to my knowledge.
Can anybody tell me how to run .55 I have downloaded the file mame055b_i686 from http://www.mame.net/ and I have extracted the file to my desktop but from their I'm lost.
On a different topic since the older version of mame isn't working I'm looking at a PC with the following specs
Processor: AMD Sempron 2200+
Memory: 256MB DDR
Hard Drive: 80GB 7200RPM Hard Drive
Video: Integrated SiS Real256E 2D/3D Graphics with up to 64MB Shared Memory
Audio: Integrated Realtek ALC655 6-Channel audio
For only $289.95(Is this a good deal???) at www.krex.com
Would this PC be able to run all the 80's games in the current version of mame with no problems?
Update: I ended up buying parts from krex and built my own PC. The sound works fine with my new PC. Also, I did figure out how to run the .55 mame file but the sound was still off on the old computer.
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